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Factual Factory- Stock Footage, (black & white) "This Is The Philippines" Footage starts with the town of Manila in 1940 before the Japanese took it over. A modern, civilized country- an American city. December 26th, 1941- It only takes a matter of months before the Japanese take Manila and the rest of the Philippines. May 5th, 1942- a tragic day- the Philippines is completely lost to the Japanese. Hundreds of U.S. and Filipino soldiers are taken prisoner- many are tortured and murdered. By winning the Philippines the Japanese gained control over chromite, gold, iron, coal, copper, oil and most important of all a population of 17 million- built in slaves for the Japanese war machine. The U.S. has pledged to help the Filipinos gain their independence from the Japanese on or before July 4th, 1946. Factual Factory- Stock Footage, (black & white) Explains the history of the Philippines starting in 1521 with Magellan- who found the islands. In 1898 the U.S enters the Philippines with Admiral Dewey & the Battle of Manila. And for 40 years the Filipinos have strived to be like the U.S. They have universities, an army and a government. Just like the U.S- they're diverse. Film explains the Moro, the Nigretos, and also the Filipino women. Describes the food, the sports that are played. The resources that are found there: coconuts, sugar cane, lumber, rubber, tobacco and manila hemp. A transcript is read from a radio message that came out of Fort Mills, Corregidor on May 5th. Factual Factory- Stock Footage, (black & white) President Eisenhower speaks of how important team work is and how it won us the war. "True Glory"- footage explains how the Germans were taking over and describes the united front that resisted them. Soldiers give first hand descriptions of their experiences in battle. Lots of battle footage- fighter planes, cannons, bombs, death and destruction.